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Early Civ

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an environmental feature that influenced early settlements and civilization?
a)
Water
b)
Government
c)
Writing
d)
The Arts
2.
Which of the following is an environmental feature that influenced early settlements and civilization?
a)
Hunters and Gatherers
b)
Neolithic Age
c)
Social Structure
d)
Vegetation 
3.
What river influenced Ancient China?
a)
Indus River
b)
Huang He River
c)
Euphrates River
d)
Nile River
4.
The picture provided can be used to represent what feature of a civilization? 
a)
Government
b)
The Arts
c)
Social Structure 
5.
What river influenced Ancient Egypt?
a)
Huang He River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Nile River
6.
What river influenced Ancient India?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Huang He River
c)
Indus River
d)
The Nile River
7.

How can you best define the word ‘sedentary’?

a)

moving regularly from place to place.

b)

farming.

c)

staying in one place regularly.

8.

Permanent settlements were built when people began to ___________________ crops and animals.

a)

domesticate

b)

burn

c)

kill

9.

Early humans _______________ animals and ________________wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts and may have even scavenged to survive.

a)

hunted/gathered

b)

raised/farmed

c)

hunted/farmed

d)

raised/gathered

10.

Why did the shift from hunting and gathering to farming become called a revolution?

a)

coincided with development of wooden tools

b)

changed life dramatically

c)

began the process of global warming

11.

In what type of climate did the hunter-gatherers live?

a)

cold climates

b)

warm climates

c)

rainy climates

d)

desert climates

12.

The first part of the Stone Age is also called the ___________________ Era.

a)

neolithic

b)

paleolithic

c)

ancient

d)

classical

13.

How did early humans live during the Stone Age?

a)

lived in small groups and moved to find food

b)

lived in permanent villages

c)

uninterested in art or music

14.

How did Hammurabi’s Code punish people from different social classes?

a)

treated citizens and slaves equally

b)

ended all physical punishment

c)

punishments were less if committed by a higher class citizen

15.

Why were Egyptian farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates frequently changed course

b)

Tigris and Euphrates flooded irregularly

c)

Tigris and Euphrates flowed southwest

16.

On what continent did three of the four earliest civilizations originate?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

17.

What development allowed division of labor as well as complex institutions?

a)

food surplus

b)

fire

c)

writing

18.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
19.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
20.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
21.
Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
It was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
22.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
23.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
24.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
25.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
26.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
27.
Mesopotamia had many different cultures & people. These people created the first city and invented writing. This is why Mesopotamia is known as the _______________.
a)
land between two rivers
b)
cradle of civilization
c)
fertile crescent
d)
land of new civilization
28.

What is a strong, seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia?

a)

hurricane

b)

tsunami

c)

monsoon

d)

typhoon

29.

What prevented ancient India from having much contact with other civilizations?

a)

religion

b)

the Himalayas

c)

no language

d)

it was illegal

30.

Why was the Indus River so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

It brought rain to the area

b)

It was hard to cross

c)

It deposited silt in the valley making it fertile for farming

31.
Why were the surrounding landforms favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?
a)
The physical features provided natural barriers for protection
b)
Fertile soil allowed settlers to plant and harvest crops
c)
It gave the people timber to build homes
32.

Why we know very little about the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

They did not have a system of writing

b)

It was a very secret society that didn't write down any records

c)

We cannot decipher their script or written language

33.

The ancient culture that develop the Indus river is called...

a)

The Maurya Civilization

b)

The Gupta Civilization

c)

The Mughal Civilization

d)

The Harappa Civilization

34.

Where was Mohenjo Daro located?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Egypt

d)

Pakistan

35.

What were the two districts?

a)

Main Street and Downtown

b)

The Citadel and Lower Town

c)

Lower Town and Upper Town

d)

The Citadel and Upper Town

36.

Why would Mohenjo Daro not have religion or government structures?

a)

They didn't believe in a god

b)

They didn't want government interfering in their lives

c)

Society was fairly equal

d)

They didn't want to honor their governments or gods

37.

What made its city planning different than other civilizations of its time?

a)

Lack of water

b)

The grid system

c)

The farm land

d)

The people

38.

How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth?

a)

They read old books

b)

They found artifacts

c)

They learned the language.

d)

They asked Chinese elders

39.

In the Shang civilization, Anyang was an important city because

a)

it was home to many skilled artisans.

b)

it was where the king lived.

c)

many royal tombs are located there.

d)

all of these are correct

40.

Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from

a)

bronze

b)

bone

c)

iron

d)

stone

41.

The modern Chinese word for “merchant” is shang ren, which means “Shang man.” What does this suggest about Shang culture?

a)

The Shang traded a great deal

b)

Most Shang could read and write

c)

Most Shang had personal armies

d)

The Shang used cowrie shells as money

42.

What group made up the largest social class in Shang society?

a)

Nobles

b)

artisans

c)

farmers

d)

servants

43.

Shang artists often made remarkable pieces using both

a)

quarts and ruby.

b)

straw and grass.

c)

paper and glass.

d)

jade and bronze.

44.

What Shang group was the highest-ranking, after the king and his relatives?

a)

bronze artisans

b)

traders

c)

farmers

d)

nobles

45.

What items did Shang tradesmen use for currency?

a)

bronze coins

b)

seashells

c)

gold

d)

rice

46.

What were the Oracle Bones used for during the Shang Dynasty?

a)

Telling the weather

b)

Recording events

c)

Telling the future

d)

Listening to the king

47.
___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
David
d)
Muhammad
48.

The ______ is the Jewish holy book.

a)

Torah

b)

Synagogue

c)

Monotheism

49.
__________ is the belief in one god.
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
50.
What was the Jewish Diaspora?
a)
The spread of the Jewish people outside of their homeland, beginning about 596 B.C.E. when the Babylonians forced the Jews to leave Jerusalem.
b)
The holiest of Jewish holidays.  Jews fast and ask for atonement of their sins.
c)
When God delivered the Ten Commandments to Moses.
d)
When Jews believe Jesus rose from the dead and became the savior.
51.
According to the Torah, where did Abraham and his family move to?
a)
Egypt, the pharaoh didn't want them to go
b)
Canaan, later called the land of Israel, a region of land along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
c)
Mecca and then Medina, two cities in what is modern-day Saudi Arabia
d)
The Americas in order to escape the Roman Army
52.
How did Jews find ways to maintain their traditions in foreign lands?
a)
Individuals isolated themselves and kept the practice of their traditions very secretive and individual.
b)
They actually were unable to maintain their traditions.  Jewish traditions have died off.
c)
Jews attend church every Sunday in an attempt to maintain traditions.
d)
They build strong communities around the world that helped preserve their culture and religion.
53.
______ is the Jewish holy book.
a)
Torah
b)
Synagogue
c)
Monotheism
d)
Entire Christian Bible
54.
a binding agreement
a)
compromise
b)
Torah
c)
covenant
d)
commandment

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